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  1. J

    Rose among thorns...

    I just found out that the sales department has recieved two calls from customers who want Dish Network, but only if Jason installs it. ;) They said if Jason doesn't install it, they don't want it. See? My reputation precedes me. :)
  2. J

    Rose among thorns...

    Well apparently Dr. Bob is a fan of the 'hit-and-run' mentality. Just get the customer to sign on the dotted line and then who cares what happens, you got the sale. I personally think that in this day and age people are tired of that and are alot smarter too. I'm not saying I do this kind of...
  3. J

    Rose among thorns...

    Well, like I said, companies need to look at the big picture. Right now E*'s contract is 18 months. Thats 1 1/2 years. Better to have a happy non-customer than a disgruntled customer who's locked into something they didn't want in the first place. Also, the only reason that customer even...
  4. J

    Rose among thorns...

    I blame it on the French. It's always the French. I tell my customers that the reason they have no line of sight is because of the French.
  5. J

    Rose among thorns...

    There ya go. You hit the nail on the head. In my opinion this is a market-driven lose-lose situation. The satellite companies are heading toward driving themselves into the ground. Customers know a good install and a good installer. When you take the time to address their needs and concerns...
  6. J

    Rose among thorns...

    Exactly! Residential satellite installation is turning into more like pizza delivery. But I do understand that companies probably aren't making all that much money from these installs like they used to. It's funny but I actually thought about a business where I would go to someone who was...
  7. J

    Rose among thorns...

    I just can't do it anymore. I've been working as a residential installer for about 5 years now and honestly, I don't like where I see the business going. Are there no more good satellite technicians? I drive around all day looking at random houses and think, 'Is this what we've become?'. I...